If the leak is accurate and the new Pentax is a 20MP, I just don't see that either the Sony or the Samsung APS-C sensors of that size outperform the K-5/II/IIS. The Canon's is even worse. Part of that might be the Sony & Samsung cameras are 12 bit, where the Pentax will presumably be 14.
On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 9:43 AM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: > Looks like a potentially real leak regarding the new flagship product > (20MP, two-card-slots) has surfaced, with the source claimed to be > someone at the Pentax factory in the Phillipines: > http://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3548509 > > Another user's comment on page 3 also says that a Ricoh rep was at the > local camera store and " was excited about the new high-end aps-c > camera that is going to be announced in early Oct." > > Apparently the originating source was also correct on the K-50/K-500 a > month in front of those cameras being announced. > > On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 12:14 AM, mike wilson <[email protected]> wrote: >> On 17/09/2013, John Celio <[email protected]> wrote: >>> When does >>> Ricoh usually announce new stuff? >> >> Now it has Pentax on board, it will have to be the midwinter Ulaan >> Bator camera show and gymkhana. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. -- Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

